Veil of Shadows (Book 2 of The Empire of Bones Saga) by Terry Mixon

Author:Terry Mixon [Mixon, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Military Science Fiction, space opera, adventure
Publisher: Yowling Cat Press
Published: 2014-10-04T07:00:00+00:00

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Jared went into the procedure more than a little nervous. According to what the machine had told Kelsey, Fleet officers received the cranial implants and medical nanites. He already knew the implantation procedure for the brain worked fine for Kelsey. He didn’t think his procedure would leave him nearly as incapacitated as Kelsey had been.

And he was right. He woke up without suffering anything near the pain that Kelsey had, or the disorientation. Other than feeling a little bit groggy, he felt perfectly normal.

That didn’t keep Doctor Stone from being worried. “How are you feeling?”

“Not too bad, actually.” He sat up. Doctor Stone looked alarmed, but he wasn’t dizzy. He plucked a writing stylus out of her pocket and flipped it in his hand a few times. For someone that had his brain operated on, he felt surprisingly good.

Stone took her stylus back. “Don’t try to stand just yet. Let’s get a good scan first. Doctor Leonard?”

Of course, Doctor Leonard and Carl Owlet were mandatory participants in the procedure. They’d cleared the medical center of all other personnel, though.

The scientist put a modified headset on Jared. “Just rest easy for a few minutes while we scan your implant code, Captain. I’m quite certain that it’s clean, but it pays to take no chances.”

After a few minutes, the graduate student nodded. “Your implants are all clean, Captain. Based on watching the Princess learn to use hers, I recommend that you spend a lot of time practicing before you really need it.”

Jared eased himself to his feet and flexed his knees. Everything felt fine. “I know you’d like to keep me in bed for a couple of days, Doctor, but I don’t have the luxury of lying around. What is my realistic recovery time?”

Stone looked a bit sour. “According to Workstation Twelve, you can be released to light duty immediately. Normal duty tomorrow. It also recommends that you get training on using your implants over the next week.”

“I’ll do that. I’m sure that Kelsey has quite a bit of advice for me. Or she will once I tell her that I’ve done this.” He gave the three of them a steady look. “For the moment, let’s keep this between the four of us. Understood?”

The three of them quickly acknowledged his order.

“Good. Let’s see if these things work.”

He could already sense the old Imperial workstation. It was a very strange sensation. Can you hear me Workstation Twelve?

Affirmative.

How did the implantation procedure go? Is there anything else that I should be aware of?

Everything went exceedingly well. Installation of hardware and regeneration of the surgical sites went without any issues. The medical nanites are operating as expected.

So you’re ready to begin performing these procedures as needed?

Negative. No more cranial implants are available.

That wasn’t quite the answer that Jared was expecting. Do you know where resupply parts would be available?

Negative. This unit only loads a single set of implants and hardware prior to a procedure. An attached bin holds all other equipment for easy resupply.

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